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HELP!!!!!!!! DUE TO THIS REAON I MIGHT HAVE TO GIVE UP SKIING WGAT DO I DO?

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findog12
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Okay so after switching back from snowboarding this season to skiing...(Ive skied for 5 years before that so no hate) when i put my boots on and went on a two day ski trip my inside ankle bone hurt like crazy mostly on my left but still pain on my right one..at first i thought it was because my socks were to thin causing my ankles to hit the side of the boot on impacts.. After going out skiing the next time out with three pairs of nike padded dri fit socks i realized that wasn't the case.. Then i skied with thin socks again only causing more aggravation.. i the started to duct tape foam around my ankles to see if that would help.. it did not.finally my mom took me to my ski store to get it checked with my intentions on the boot being to big.. they were the perfect size though.. they and i realized i had pronating ankles.. the guy tried to put crappy foam things to go under my liner but just by putting my boot on i could tell they wouldnt help. Then they told me about these foot beds that are pretty high end for this problem. I bought them and they weren't cheap 5O$ for foot beds... i went skiing this weekend and they only took away like 25% of the pain
idk what to do some one please help i don not want to give up skiing and i don't have money for customs!!!!!!!!!
Feb 8 2012 12:47AM
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Skinsummer
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Feb 8 2012 1:01AM
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Payynysys
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buy full tilts and try wearing 5 pairs of socks
Feb 8 2012 1:01AM
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Lucas
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Ouch
Feb 8 2012 1:06AM
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CrotchKiller
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go to a bootfitter
Feb 8 2012 1:12AM
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findog12
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i did
Feb 8 2012 1:51AM
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GayWolf420
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I'm still trying to decode the ancient language that is the thread title.
Feb 8 2012 1:54AM
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CrotchKiller
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then he didn't do his job correctly.
Feb 8 2012 1:58AM
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DIX~
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HOLY FUCK OH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
Feb 8 2012 1:58AM
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JIB_WALRUS
Posts: 671 - Karma: 130
so your feet are pronateing? sticking out?
Feb 8 2012 2:17AM
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nevetsw18
Posts: 268 - Karma: 26
Cut your feet off/ thread
Feb 8 2012 2:29AM
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ggfski42
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1. find real boot fitter

2. get boots CORRECTLY fitted.

3.

4. Profit

Feb 8 2012 8:53AM
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.Roockley.
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this. they can modify boots to fit pretty much any foot, blowing certain areas out etc
Feb 8 2012 8:59AM
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mountainviper
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Not only this^ but I had a feeling that your fitter may not have been the best when you said the footbeds cost $50. I know you think that's expensive, and it is, but a decent footbed is going to cost at least triple that.
Feb 8 2012 9:10AM
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Spinoza
Posts: 12763 - Karma: 3,846
Josh Dueck just did the first backflip on a sit ski, Maybe you'll be the first guy to double!
Feb 8 2012 9:47AM
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Oldmann1584
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holy shit ahahhahahahahahah this made me laugh so hard
Feb 8 2012 10:04AM
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50Kal
Posts: 2829 - Karma: 5,412
go to a pro boot store, not your local ski store. I go to surefoot. Never had a better fitting boot.
Feb 8 2012 10:11AM
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stoned_sorcerer
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I believe there are treatments for pronated ankles?
Feb 8 2012 10:19AM
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MrChevyCelebrity
Posts: 509 - Karma: 406
Go to a physical therapist and tell them you want ankle strengthening exercises.

I almost guarantee that a good PT could fix you.
Feb 8 2012 10:28AM
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jake_tom_sully
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relax ur fine. boot fitters can melt ur boots to fit anything weird on ur foot, these are bone spurs not ankles and my boots are hella comfy. my ankles are the upper lumps. it doesnt matter just find a good one

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Feb 8 2012 10:29AM
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Hubsta
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#1. Don't wear more than one pair of socks, they'll cause rubbing and just absorb the moisture. Just buy a sock with some padding around the ankle/leg.
#2. Pronation is standard in around 80% of the population. Custom footbeds can alter the way your feet sit in the ski boot.
#3. If you have custom footbeds, go back and see if they can adjust them. Boot fitting is a trial and error process, not all adjustments will work so well for everyone.
#4. Bottom line, go to a decent boot fitter.
#5. Pary hard.
Feb 8 2012 11:11AM
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thisisastickup
Posts: 597 - Karma: -24
god damn, I thought the break in the front of my shin was an inconvenient boot problem. your feet bring the gnar.
Feb 8 2012 11:12AM
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JoshH
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pronation has to do with the strength of your feet/ankles and your arches. PT and a boot fitter should be the best solution I would think.Try and wear shoes with good arches, no flip flops or sanuk style shoes. that would get you started in the right direction. Good luck with your feet
Feb 8 2012 11:13AM
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SpliffyJ
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my ankels are extremely pronated. You can go to places and they can hear up the place that hurt and "blow out the area" and makes it so that the boot isn't hitting your ankel. Or they can shred away some of the plastic of the boot on the inside where it hurts away. Then also get good footbeds so it will help support your arches. Thats what i do and it takes away 100% of the pain. Always works. It can cost quite a lot of money. But definitely worth it. Make sure your foots done growing or close to done growing so you wont need to get any new pairs of boot.
Feb 8 2012 3:54PM
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CrotchKiller
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people in this thread should realize that 95% of peoples ankles pronate. The other 5% supinate.
Feb 8 2012 3:56PM
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colin13
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Yea it's unnatural NOT to pronate. For stuff like running it gives you a bit more surface area to push off and therefore better grip. There are some cases where people over-pronate like a penguin though.
Feb 8 2012 4:21PM
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hollygrove
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I thin people often get "people who sell boots" and "bootfitters" mixed up. Not all shops have bootfitters.
Feb 8 2012 4:31PM
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roddy116
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get the boot molded
Feb 8 2012 7:41PM
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sabrinaB1LL
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get custom liners
Feb 8 2012 7:48PM
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SickStickz
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$50 for foot beds is cheap. Good ones are $150. I used to ski in Dalbello Kryptons and after 30 days of skiing the liner in them would significantly break down and my inner ankle would kill me. I then put some intuition liners in there and it helped a lot but wasn't perfect. Even if your boots are the right size/length, the ankle pocket may just not fit you well. Here's what I would do:

1. Buy a nice pair of ski socks for $15-$20...only wear one pair, never two or three or five
2. Get a good foot bed, not some bitch-ass pussy trim to fit, get one that is made for your feet
3. Try and see what your ankle is hitting in the boot, maybe they can punch the shell there
4. If they can't punch the shell at that point because of a rivet or something then you should buy a different boot.
5. If you have no money for new boots, then you are screwed.

Best of luck. Don't worry though, you will be able to ski again someday.
Feb 8 2012 8:00PM
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Elmo.
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yea mine cost 110... and they were the 100% molded ones.

but ask for them to punch out the shell. i have some punching out and some foam so my ankle stays to the right a little more and it wont push up against the edge of the liner/shell too hard
Feb 8 2012 8:46PM
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Ski_Alot
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stop bitching
Feb 8 2012 9:18PM
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Blindsurfer
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lool i lost
Feb 8 2012 9:23PM
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Steeze_Minister
Posts: 1432 - Karma: 240
I had a sharp bone spur directly on my ankle which caused me to get a large cyst from the spur rubbing against my ski boot. The cyst wouldn't drain so I had to have it surgically removed and have the bone spur grinded down. But pretty much listen to everyone else in this thread and see a REAL boot fitter.
Feb 8 2012 9:37PM
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Mr.Gaga
Posts: 2021 - Karma: 542
Take a 10-14 day break untill your shin bang is completly gone, put some ice and do stretchings so it heal faster. If you try skiing every 5 days the pain probably won't go. When pain is gone start skiing egan with good boots 2 big bair of socks and don't land backseat.
Feb 8 2012 10:05PM
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Jew-Jitsu
Posts: 159 - Karma: 45
just buy a new pair of ankles
Feb 8 2012 10:05PM
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Steeze_Minister
Posts: 1432 - Karma: 240
what he said
Feb 9 2012 7:16PM
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